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2006 Sixth Warmest Year on Record
Posted on December 19, 2006
World Meteorological Association Issues Preliminary Statement on Status of Global Climate[From Green Car Congress:]The global mean surface temperature in 2006 is currently estimated to be + 0.42 C above the 1961-1990 annual average (14 C / 57.2 F), according to the records maintained by Members of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The year 2006 is currently estimated to be the sixth warmest year on record. Final figures will not be released until March 2007.Averaged separately for both hemispheres, 2006 surface temperatures for the northern hemisphere (0.58 C above 30-year mean ...
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